It’s a toss up whether the 757 or 737 is the new mad dog. The 717 and 220 are too plush to take on the role. They are at least making 737’s still and they have speed tape.
The 757 category is the only plane where you set your own bugs…like a lowly mad dog pilot. I realize it was built by Boeing and designed by God, but it was built by Boeing a few decades ago. It’s a Frankenstein fleet where some were bought by Delta and some came from NW, TWA, and maybe the Venezuelan Air Force or something. I don’t think two planes have the same radar, seats, printer, and headset location.
I know lots of older guys are obsessed with the plane. It’s kind of like the hot car when you were in high school, it always has a soft spot in your heart even though it doesn’t perform as well as newer ones.
It’s an incredible plane, but it’s not as nice as everything else on property. People have caught on.
My son thinks Trans Ams are bulky and slow. He’s probably right, but I still remember 16 year old me reading Car and Driver and dreaming of one day laying rubber 50’ long in that asphalt devouring t-topped sex machine.